Cities in Tuscany

Florence is the capital of the region of Tuscany in Italy, with a population of about 366,500. The city is a cultural, artistic and architectural gem. The birthplace of the Italian Renaissance, Florence was the home to powerful families, creative geniuses and scientific masterminds who left their legacies in ... (read more)

Lucca is a city of some 90,000 people in Tuscany. Its long history goes back to Etruscan and Ancient Roman times, and the city retains pieces of Ancient architecture. Lucca's great era was in the Gothic era just before the Renaissance, and the city contains much marvelous architecture from that era. Lucca ... (read more)

Siena is a medieval city in the region of Tuscany, located in the north of Italy some 70 km (43 mi) south of Florence. It is probably best known for a colourful horse race, Il Palio, conducted twice each year in the summer.

Arezzo is a city in Tuscany, Italy that was an important Etruscan town. It was known to the Romans as Arretium. Arezzo was made in the 11th cent. a free commune, siding with the Ghibellines. Arezzo is also famous for Guido d'Arezzo, the Medieval abbot who originated solfeggio (the mnemonic music system known ... (read more)

Viareggio is a smaller city in Tuscany, in Versilia in the province of Lucca in Italy. The city is 23.76 miles to Pisa, 17.67 miles to Massa, 29.87 miles to Livorno, and 59.5 miles to Florence. The town is not very useful to most travellers as the beach is completely private, taken over by members only beach ... (read more)

Chianciano Terme is a city in Tuscany known for its therapeutic springs that have been healing Romans since ancient times.
The meeting point between Umbria and Tuscany, the territory of Chianciano Terme (province of Siena), is located in an ideal contact line with various sources of excellences: the landscape ... (read more)

Orbetello is a town and commune in the province of Grosseto (Tuscany), Italy.
Orbetello is located in the centre of Maremma, representing a good starting point for many itinerarys in Maremma.
This town rises on a small peninsula, it is surrounded by the Eastern and Western lagoons and is divided by an ... (read more)

Cortona is a town in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany. It was one of the twelve cities of the Etruscan League. Located at the altitude of 600 metres, it has magnificent panoramas to every point of the compass. It is not far from Arezzo.